Comments on: APSA panels

By: Kieran Healy

Kieran Healy — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:36:21 +0000

There you go. I don’t think you have to look at the rich-text editor in WP —it’s an option. Or alternatively, it’s not supported in Safari so I just see the regular markup.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:24:26 +0000

It’s the new ‘improved’ version of Wordpress which doesn’t let you see the underlying codes and fix them. A massive pain in the arse.

By: engels

engels — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:05:19 +0000

I suppose everyone else is just too polite to mention the unclosed bold tags.

By: John Quiggin

John Quiggin — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:19:02 +0000

I have an invite to a champagne reception for the launch of the Oxford Handbooks of Political Science series, if anyone wants to represent me, or represent themselves as me.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:39:21 +0000

I probably won’t be there in time, unfortunately – I get in on Friday morning.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:38:22 +0000

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:39:40 +0000

Thanks for the plug, Henry. I just noticed that Pippa Norris entitled her paper “Getting the Message Out”: Blah, Blah, Blah. Well, mine is “Getting the Word Out”: Blah, Blah, Blah. Fuh-uck. Are you coming to the blog panel?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:02:07 +0000

Unfortunately I can’t offer any sure-thing breakfast recommendations in the center city area since I’ve lived away from there for several years now (I live in another area of the city.) These are a bit away and perhaps not sure things for breakfast but are good for coffee. A place called “Petite-4” on 3rd and race (160 N. 3rd) has wonderful pastries made in the shop and very good coffee. It might be too far of a walk for breakfast from the convention center, though you’d get to see some of the nicer parts of town and also Independence hall and the like on the way. La Colombe coffee shop on 19th near Walnut (right by Rittenhouse square) has some of the best coffee around, though not a big selection of pastries. Metropolitan bakery is a local chain having great baked goods. I think there’s one in the terminal now and also one right by Rittenhouse square. De Bruno Brothers’ house of cheese (an old Italain market fixture) now also has a very large store w/ a good resturant on chestnut and 18th st. I don’t know if they serve breakfast or not, but if they do it’s bound to be good. Still, Monk’s is the place to go if you get the chance, and as Jakeb says above, lunch is probably better since on the weekend it’s quite crowded for dinner.

By: jakeb

jakeb — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:39:32 +0000

Henry—Actually, the terminal has a very nice breakfast place (if you like traditional food)—the Dutch Eating Place, in the northwest corner. It’s open Wed-Sat. The apple french toast-turkey bacon special will set you up right.
I echo the Monk’s recommendation—make sure you order the fries, the bourbon mayo that comes on the side is ambrosia, if ambrosia can be spicy, garlic-laden, and bad for your arteries—but I’ve generally found it quite difficult to get in for dinner. Lunch is a better bet.
There are also several good Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants only a couple blocks north of the convention center, rarely expensive.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:24:15 +0000

Thanks Matt – I ate at the Terminal last time, but didn’t know about Monks – sounds very good. Any recommendations for breakfast places?

By: otto

otto — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:20:59 +0000

APSA stands for “An opportunity to see your old grad school friends”.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:49:32 +0000

If you get the chance try to go to Monk’s on 16th and Spruce (a few blocks up and South of the convention center) for lunch or dinner one night- great food of all sorts and wonderful belgian beer. (It is often crowded on weekends, though.) Reeding Terminal market is also need the convention center and good for lunch.

By: Jacob Christensen

Jacob Christensen — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:33:44 +0000

-> 2: APSA = American Political Science Association

By: CM

CM — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:29:29 +0000

Could you spell out what APSA stands for?

By: Kieran Healy

Kieran Healy — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:16:31 +0000

I’m tired already.